10:56am Saturday 28th June 2008
By Gordon Simpson
SAINTS head coach Jan Poortvliet has welcomed new signing Morgan Schneiderlin to the club, even though he admitted never seeing the France Under-19 international kick a ball.
The 18-year-old joined from French Ligue 2 side Strasbourg on a four-year deal yesterday, for a fee that could rise to nearly £1.2m, after he was recommended by Saints' former technical director Georges Prost.
Watch a video of Saints' new signing
Schneiderlin, pictured, has been involved with the French national set-up from under-16 level and captained the under-18 side, but Poortvliet said he had not seen him in action before.
Poortvliet pleased to land Schneiderlin - watch the video here
However, he explained the young defensive midfielder had come highly recommended from Prost, who helped bring through Theo Walcott and Gareth Bale in his time at Saints.
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